Restoring a worn out old Brush Mower
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2021
- I bought a broken down old brush hog for $50, it had lots of issues so I stripped it down and fixed all the broken worn out parts and gave it a paint job... Its like new now.
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Idk why I laughed so much when you were scaring your kid with the drill😁
Best robot i have seen
robodad activated
loved it! onya Dad!
That was really funny. Its the walk. 🤣
That was a classic dad moment.
This is not a lesson on how to fix a mower, this is a lesson on how to have a good relationship with your kids!
Nothing wrong with that, it called quality time.
@@rickeyburke2596 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound as a negative thing. That was not my intention. I apologise.
@@ColinRichardson It's all good. I just meant that using a chain on the discharge was a good idea.
YES! The 'robot' bit was howlingly funny
Perfect candidate for some Marty lovin........ Robot Dad was pretty damn good.
The robot scene with your kid was hilarious, had me laughing for a while. And the insights you give us into fixing things we never would have otherwise had the opportunity to learn about. You're like a dad to all of us haha. Enjoyed the video mate, thanks for sharing. :)
Enjoyed this one especially the drone footage at the end.I had a wasp nest in the eave of my cape cod style dormer. Had the brilliant idea to open the upstairs window and use a broom to knock down the nest. Picture an old fat man running out of the bedroom down over the stairs with a swarm of wasps in hot pursuit only to run out the front door into the rest of the hive executing a military precision flanking movement.
I'd never heard of a flapper disc. You learn something new every day. Love the birdsong.
Great to see you bring old machinery back to life Marty. You are like a NZ version of Andrew Camarata - without a sledge hammer
Haha yeah he is rough, but it seems to work for him
That closing drone shot was just a beauty, what a spot.
Jesus that last drone shot! You live in paradise mate!
Paradise full of wasps and killer spiders. But beautiful sight to behold.
@@SMGJohn there are not all that many venomous spiders in New Zealand.
Yes indeed paradise.. but wait! What have we been watching the last 20min? The refurbishment of a paradise destroyer? ;-)
@@jonkersvideos more a paradise maintainer rather than a destroyer
@@SMGJohn Australia is the one with all the nasty creatures. NZ is pretty harmless. We don't even have posion ivy or anything like it in the bush.
I'm always tickled to watch you resurrect these old beater machines and make them new again!
That robot walking with the drill gag must be among the top 10 of Dad tricks haha
Marty I am addicted to your vlogs. I am now almost 70 years old and this reminds me of when I was a boy trying to fix old abandoned English motorbikes without spending any money 😊
Haha, the drill robot clip made my day :D
When I was in my early teens, a friends dad had a slasher just like that. He got a molded plastic school chair, cut the front two legs off, welded an axle and wheels to the back two with a draw bar to the slasher. That was his ride on to cut the long grass at the back of their small acreage. Control the slasher with one hand and a beer in the other.
Marty's next project 😁
Marty that is fun how you acted like a robot and had good ole time with your kid. The brush looks good, you did a great job restoring it.
Lol at Mr. Roboto chasing the children. Oh and very competent repair on all of the issues on the $50 mower. Enjoyed that, greatly.
Love the robot! Now about that fridge... - Eric.
still my favourite youtuber mate. i was in a serious accident, got hit by a car on my motorbike so I've watched RUclips twice over while learning how to use my hand again and your videos are a breath of fresh air. thanks
Hey Ronin - good to hear you're fighting back and learning stuff, instead of just giving up. Besides, how else can you beat the dog snot out of that a-hole that hit ya?!!? Good on ya mate!
That very last shot with the drone bro really shows off the paradise where you live the colour of the water is like lake made from emerald!!!
Always love your videos bro can't wait to for the next one.
Yea, those aerials are always a treat. I love them.
thats the ocean
@@tempestnz1 Marlborough Sounds - They open into Cook Strait ,between the North and South Islands of New Zealand
How does one guy learn all these various skills?! Refurbish an excavator, logging, bee keeping, boat repair....can’t let my wife watch these videos. Gotta keep the bar low! Liam Neeson and his “particular set of skills” has nothing on you man.
I knew a guy that was good at fixing and repairing. He purposely did a poor job on things so his wife wouldn't ask him to fix anything.
Marty is great
But, you would be amazed how much you could learn if you decided to do it yourself
It’s a robot! The truth is out in this video
@@andresguty We all knew Marty had to be an android. Nobody else could be so good at everything. 8^)
All around the world there are people who prefer to fix things rather than throw them out. We get great pleasure out of the achievement and many useful tools and equipment into the bargain. The more you do the more you learn. Cheers.
Worth every penny, You couldn't by a new brush hog for $200 and a lot of the newer engines don't last. In the UK we have a different version of the Wasp Dance, has more arm flailing, thanks for the display.
Now we know what "T" stands for.
Marty T to old mower: "Come with meee if you want to liiive."
"Old, but not obsoleeete"
Great video of your work and play!! Loved hearing your child scream with delight!! Loved the sounds of nature as well!! Looking forward to your next video!!
Me running this and finding every rock out there, then back to repairing after 5 min of use. lol
Fantastic robot, I’m going to steal that to use on my granddaughter 😎
5:32 omg I wish my dad did that lol
I made that with my kids and the dog. The kids loved it, but the dog nearly bitt my.
Great video. I'm restoring an '82 MTD Lawnflite ride on mower. Proud father moment watching my son change a fuel filter, bad fuel hose and spark plug by himself. Worth every penny. He loves your videos 👍🏻
Awe mate the drill bit at 5.12 with the wee one is hilarious.....🤣🤣🤣..🏴
I think I accidentally strayed onto the wrong channel. The guy on here is actually painting something. That can't be right. ;)
Ace result - love the sound of the birds.
This has inspired me to fix the old petrol mower under my house 🙂. I bought a house from a retired engineer who'd passed away and left his workshop full of tools. I need to prove I'm the new worthy owner of his house
It is nice to see a video where the machine is cleaned before working on restoring it. I have watched so many where they work on them with grease , dirt, leaves, twigs, wasps nests, mouse poop, bird droppings etc. and then complain about the smell. it drives me crazy.
separate the chains(make them individual/individual rows not linking) so they are not linked and they will not hold grass(will not back up with grass on the side shoot)
Piece of conveyer belt rubber or doormat over the edge of the shute should do the trick.
Was thinking the same, all these machines always have those thick rubber mats on the shute at least were I live I never seen one without.
Old rubber inner tube is perfect stops smashing windows etc. just leave as a loop with double thickness
Our caretaker at Feilding Intermediate had one if these... We had painted one of the class room windows and he fired a stone through the window... .
A week later it was being replaced and he launched a piece of metal through the hole and past the guy repairing the window
A length of bailer belt (round bailer) at Tractor Supply would also work. Not sure what’s available in his location.
I could watch just a 20 minute episode of you just mowing around your property. Something so satisfying about it!!
Loved using the drill to make robot sounds for your kid. Great. I never thought of that.
"Yeahhhh" Exactly!! Best way to learn as a child by watching Dad! Love the robot act, her giggling is brilliant. Looks like a great Summer, must be time for some sailing videos around the Marlborough!
You going to paint the rest of that fridge? Lol
Haha, that's the work beer fridge..... :)
@@ThePreyMantas We all have one...
@@bobdickweed It's a universal thing. LOL
@@ThePreyMantas not always lol I dont drink, dont see the appeal. Alcohol tastes bad and it makes me feel worse. Even a beer or a shot makes me feel like I have to shit lol
@@ThePreyMantas you literally took the words from my mouth..........
I guess we all know his fav beer.
Budweiser red
Another perfect job. You have a beautiful life down there. It’s so much fun to follow your rescues and rehabs. Thanks for sharing!
Nice to see old school painting being done on this mower. You seem to have quite the knack for bringing these various pieces of equipment back to life. Definitely amusing to see dad having a spot of fun with the children 🤣
I found a wasp nest that way didn't go back till after dark... the mower ran out of fuel first... wasps died soon after... good work.. nice job
I aspire to have your level of dedication. You're quite the role model Marty
OMG, that robot drill trick was awesome. I wish my kids were still young enough to enjoy it. Hah!
That drone shot at the end looked amazing! It looks like you live in paradise.
Watched a couple of times, still trying to get my head around the cutting edge being higher than the trailing edge... Got a similar project in hand here in oz, a bit smaller but similar in all respects. Love the old walk behind slashers - way capable but probably rougher and noisier than any modern versions. I doubt anyone will restore a modern mower in 50 years time, nothing like the quality of materials nor the build philosophy of making things repairable...
You are a legend Marty! Been with ya from the start, keep it up, can't wait for the next project.
Awesome job Marty ,built to last. Great Robo cop impersonation👌🗽🇺🇸
The birds singing in your videos always sound so beautiful.
You are a true “Jack of all trades “. Throughly enjoy all of your videos!!
That robot dance lol I love it!!
Recycling,better than throwing away.You’re the best!
by far the best restoration on this channel ... when I saw the chains, I thought you might bash the mower a bit to get that "Mr. T" patina
Howdy Marty!! Recently discovered your channels & after binge watching most of your videos, I am truly amazed at what you are able to do in repairing & refurbishing old machinery to make it useful again! Love watching your skills & insight into preserving the past & proving that old machines can be brought back & that they were built to last!!!!
Gets notification... Clicks on Marty T, if only for a brief moment, my world suddenly turns lush and green, the birds are chirping and singing. Crocs and shorts are the choice attire for the day. Marty there are people here in Northern Canada who would pay good money to be stung by a Bee right now. My lawn mower is parked, I won't be needing it for another 4-5 months, it's minus 10 C and snow is up to the door handles on the car.
Oh how I envy you right now. The Bush Hog looks and works great, good sensible approach to the repair. Got to admire any man who can stop what he is doing for 2 minutes just to make his little boy laugh and smile. I've come to the realization, good people attract good people, love the channel and videos, must be why I subscribed
cheers brother, keep them coming👍👍
That shorts/ sock combo is incredible. Well done sir, I could not have chosen better myself.
Nice work! For areas too small for a tractor, a mower like that can be very effective. I loved the kid clip 🤣
The way I've always seen is the top bearing on the blade shaft is always sealed since the grease you pump into the cavity will always migrate down and the top bearing will starve for grease if it's not sealed up. The bottom bearing should have it's top seal removed, leaving the bottom seal intact. Should use steel-sealed bearings instead of rubber/plastic so the pressure of the grease is less likely to push the steel sleeves out of place than the rubber/plastic. That's the way it is on my John Deere riding mower spindle assemblies.
you are correct.
The 18 dislikes paid retail price for their lawnmower.
Hi Marty,I rescued 2 of these mowers, used 1 for parts.I cut up a truck mud flap to cover the side throw, now it leaves a nice row of grass next to the mower as I go clockwise around my lawn tennis court I end up with only 1 row of clippings to rack up!
Yours is missing the belt tensioner and cover plate on the top.
The manufacturer was IBL in Petone.
Love how you did the robot with the drill that was truly awesome, stuff your daughter will remember forever is having fun with dad
Marty really went the whole hog on this project!
Made me think of the tractor, excavator & leveler. :) Yea, I only spend 4, 000 on paint and that should last good enough for me. :) Marty need to find a recycle rag supplier. I don't care if you;re at work or home doing any precision metal work, "cleanliness is next to Godliness"... I don't know how he got any good measurement on that shaft with all the crude on it and some fine emery cloth or Scotch Bright(Red) should have used to cleanup the replacement shaft bearing areas. The flapper sander was taking off a lot of material. Nice to see the new press doing some real work!
@@ThePreyMantas It's good that you liked your own comment, only an insufferable know all would.
@@johncrowley5612 That was a nice respectful thing to say to a stranger.. You have a great day also.
Marty single-handedly saving the planet from being buried in old neglected machines. Much respect. Just wondered if you thought about doing a quick DIY balancing of that blade. I know it was new but the rest of the base could have been out of balance. Once it was up to speed you would have found out pretty quick. Nice work!
I just discovered this channel a week ago. I already can't get enough. But the Terminator with the drill is so good!
I can really relate to all your videos, some of the best entertainment I've ever seen. You are a jack of all trades, master of all trades Marty. I'm so grateful for all the detail in your videos. Thank you again.
Oh mate I really like to watch your videos when I am down or not in the mood. Thay make me feel so much better! Good job can't wait for more! Greetings from UK!
Marty: "So I got this 1,000,000 btu tiger torch for $10 and let's see about that wasp nest from the previous video..."
Looks great. That robot impression was spot on!
It's gorgeous where you live! Being below zero Fahrenheit where I live right now makes it even more attractive!
I hope you had the wheel alignment checked after that axle replacement.😊
nice cow you have there. she's got her going to town kit on, and everything. now you just need to figure out how to milk her and she'll be perfect. your boy is a lucky one to have a dad who can play with him and work at the same time.
They are an amazing bit of kit for Tight areas and large grasses, but like you show they are lethally dangerous when they throw stuff as they are just built like a tank but you have to be careful.
What an amazing job you did with it once again with loads of Inspiration, I find that being a Scrounge is such an amazing hobby for me and others where you can take things that are never going to go again or repurpose things to meet your needs at cheap costs, Free, just our labor and sweat but now you have a motorized tool that is no toy doing a Job that is hard for us to get done?
How can anyone not be enthused or uplifted by that content? or the morals of why waste everything? look at that unit, it's stronger than what is made today it's rebuildable as you have shown, it actually makes you a better man? being able to fix it once means when you need to do something again you know how it works, where the weakness may have been and what needed beefing up, plus I find even watching you work and my sweating watching LOL, gives me great ideas or just makes me feel good to watch a Dad deliver for his Family even when not a lot of money is involved, so the cop-out that I cannot afford to get started really falls short.
I know many real MEN out here in the world has tools laying extra and if a Young Brother needs to get started then they may donate some tools so all you need to do is find an old toy to start with or something that may make you or your families life easier, then start with that because common interests help you to learn and grow, it gives you confidence in all aspects of life including social skills, it helps with your self-esteem because great people like Marty T made a call to better his or his families life one project at a time and now for years we have become one, The Inspirer and the Inspired. Cheers Marty and thanks heaps for the useful Content.
never ceases to amaze me that you get a pile of rust and bolts working .....then you surprise me by painting something you manage to get going again
Whenever I see a new Marty T video, Slice Of Heaven starts playing inside my head.
Ah crap.....now it's playing in my head..........
1/2” round solid bar welded to the leading edge or the deck will increase the durability of the deck.
either that or double up with some heavy sheet metal. I have an old gravely, that is built like a brick and has wheel bearings with grease fittings.
I use #3 rebar. It’s cheap!
Making old things new again! Keep it up my friend !
Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪 watching your summer garden work made me look forward to strimming!
Lets see you tackle the wasp nest next,Marty style!
A nightly splash of diesel should do the trick. 😈👹
Nah leave it if they aren't a nuisance. Seems it took him all this time to come across it, it's either been there for years or they'll move on eventually.
Unless they are around the house best to leave them. They do a lot of good.
@@HiVizCamo nests don't move kn without a reason, and if they stay, they get bigger, until they reach a size where they start new nest
@@RetiredPilot what good do wasps do, they attack bees, they don't pollinate , they are predators
Next build "flamethrower" for the wasp nest!! O yes!!
just leave them be
bit of room there on the deck to bolt a pipe on the side, little diversion from the fuel tank and a small pump and sparker, away you go :)
Love to watch you work Marty. Very calm, methodical, experienced. Alot of common sense. Well done!
Another great restoration job, Marty. Loved the Robo Dad routine for your nipper. lol
When he found that wasp nest, I felt that.
My worse I done was hitting a Yellow Jacket nest that almost sent me to the ER over how big my left arm got from them stinging me.
I took one of those in the chest clearing a fence...wasn't allergic, but holy crap! those things hurt...
You need to get one of the sandbast add on kit for the pressure washer
Hi form OZ
Amazing how you find worn-out equipment, repair it then put it to use! I haven't missed a single video! Thanks for sharing the videos they are a joy to watch!
Oh my god - Robo dad! Brilliant! Ultimate dad moment. Plus, you can fix things. Worth every minute. Thanks.
RUclipsr of the year
...good one, stay safe...
For someone who relies on on an old FP washer in a creek for power, you certainly have all the tools that use lots of power. Blimey, it even has electric starting. Poor mower, some of those thistles were small trees you ran over. What a lovely shot at the end.
What a good use for old brush mower. Most of the mowers here in the U. S. are going to string, what a waste of plastic. Glad to see you have a blade mower for use now. I also enjoy your birds calling in the background. thank's from Oklahoma, I will keep watching your vids.
@16:10 - Am I mistaken, or is that blade on upside down for that shaft?
Not anymore.. I was just testing to see who was paying attention
I've used small lengths of chain with good success, looks like looping it around plugs up pretty easy?
Maybe a gas shut off valve with the height of that tank? Alot of pressure on the bowl valve. Great job, love the green landscape, we're in the middle of winter here....
no stupid music, no dumb arse theatrics, just good old "this is whats wrong an this how i'm going to fix it" great stuff! thanks for sharing..... subbed
just what i needed. thx.
truly, only the luckiest machines end up in marty t's fleet.
Love the drone shot at the end Marty. And I am stealing that trick with the drill, that was hilarious!
The only guy on RUclips who knows exactly how to find a wasp nest. And probably the fastest one in getting away from them.👍👍
If it’s not a rude question Marty, how much land do you have there?
We live on about 17 acres in Gippsland, southern Victoria Australia.
16 ha of steep hillside
@@MartyT is your son appear on your video
@@MartyT Our place is pretty hilly too. But it’s all open grazing land. We just love living in the country. Our nearest neighbour is about a kilometre away! Cheers and keep up the great videos. I hope life is treating you well.
How is the grease going to get into those bearings with them being sealed? Or did you remove the inner seal for the blade shaft? Look at Steve's small engine saloon he shows why.
The bottom seal is a sealed bearing. The top bearing has the open side toward the grease nipple. The sealed bottom bearing should stop the grease falling out of the bottom of the shaft, then grease will fill up the area from the grease nipple up the shaft and fill the top bearing. A small shot of grease occasionally will keep the top bearing happy.
Nicely restored :-) we have a little brush mower at work Brigs motor something like 9Hp with tires that have treads like rear tractor tires..forward and revers gear with multi speed lever and it has dif lock to be able to lock left and right wheel together front wheels are hard plastic one's The blade is quite big.. When i used it. I had no trouble cutting grass and brambles and even tree saplings...
I always love reviving old cars and equipment. Things people give away for cheap that a little time will fix. Excellent video once again